During the first ODI of ongoing India's tour of England at The Oval, Indian fast bowlers joined hands to register only the second instance of fast bowlers picking all 10 wickets in an innings in this format.
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Specialist pacers in Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami (7-0-31-3), and Prasidh Krishna (5-0-26-1) bundle out England for 110 in 25.2 overs. In what is England's joint 11th lowest ODI score, it is their lowest against India and second lowest at this venue.
Pick of the trio, Bumrah's second ODI five-wicket haul witnessed him picking career-best bowling figures of 7.2-3-19-6. 25th best bowling figure in the history of ODIs, it is the third-best among Indian bowlers.
Sharing the new ball with Shami, Bumrah picked a couple of wickets in his first over itself only to follow it with another wicket in his third over. A first spell reading 5-2-9-4 comprised of the wickets of Jason Roy (0), Joe Root (0), Jonny Bairstow (7) and, Liam Livingstone (0).
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Brought back into the attack for a second spell by captain Rohit Sharma in the 22nd over, Bumrah conceded a couple of boundaries in his sixth over. However, the right-arm bowler picked a wicket each in his next two overs to bundle out the opposition right after the halfway mark.
Best bowling figures in ODIs for India
| Player | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Opposition | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Binny | 4.4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2014 |
| Anil Kumble | 6.1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 1993 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 7.2 | 3 | 19 | 6 | England | The Oval | 2022 |
| Ashish Nehra | 10 | 2 | 23 | 6 | England | Kingsmead | 2003 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 10 | 0 | 25 | 6 | England | Trent bridge | 2018 |
N.B: The stats and records are updated as of 12/07/2022.
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In addition to these five bowlers, Indian bowlers namely Murali Kartik, Ajit Agarkar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Amit Mishra, and S. Sreesanth have also picked six wickets in an ODI inning. Nehra is the only Indian bowler to pick six wickets in an ODI inning twice.